The Paulista Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, photographed in November 2011. On September 8, it will reopen to the public following a nine-year, $40 million renovation. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit JorgeBRAZIL. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
SAO PAULO (AP) – It took nearly a decade of renovations, but finally one of Brazil’s most popular museums is reopening as part of the country’s bicentennial celebrations.